The five alleged instigators of the whole trouble were arrested in the} Pootoo Road Station district on Friday night and charged—with prompting 'Thursday's and Friday's disturbances, They appeared in the; Pirst Special District Court on Sarur= day morning and were remanded in custody for one week. One hundred' others, who were accused crippling rickshaws on were either fined $6] to serve short lieved to have been the chief fomenter of the trouble, Zung, Fah-ts, was arrested following meeting in the Pootoo Road section at which he addressed a crowd of about 300 rickshaw coolies and idlers.
When arrested, Zung averred he was a sub-lessor of rickshaws, while the other four men said they were all rickshaw coolies. They gave their "names as Chu. Feng-ziang, Chang Kung-waung, Chang. Kung: Sung, his brother, and. Zing. Vaung-
Thursday's Demonstration The first demonstration of Thursday was peaceful. At about 10 am, some 800 rickshaw coolies, many with their Vehicles, poured into the compound of the "Municipal Administration Building to present a series of re-Guests 10 the Rickshaw Board, then Dusy issuing ownership certificates. A delegation of the. coolies was Feceived by the Board and interview= ed by Col. M. T. Tchou, a member, to whom they presented their petition, The following six points are contained the petition:—
(1)—That Mr. P. W. Massey, Char man, must not resign—the pullers all support him, @)—That the rental be made 10 dimes per day plus one dine contribution toward Mutual Ald" as originally decided, ()—That_the owners should not. participate in the management of the Mutual Aid Fund to which the pullers contribute and to which the owners contribute nothing.
)—That_ Mr. "Cheng Hsieh-chun should not represent the pullers, being not a puller himself.
(S)—That pullers be licensed—four men per one ricsha.
(B)—That the Mutual Aid Associa-lon be established as soon as possible.
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